Hi Rick,
Have you tried the included snipping tool?
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Rick" <rick@invalid.net> wrote in message
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> I'd like to be able to take a snapshot of only a certain
> area of my screen such as the active window, and save it
> to a .JPG or something similar. I know Snag-It does
> this but it's $50. Is there something in the public
> domain or less expensive that someone can recommend for
> this?